New year honours

splinter said:
Sir Mike summerbee
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I’d make him “Sir Michael of Manchester” even though he’s a Swindon lad, met him a couple of times, top bloke.

On another subject, I’m sure it was Tony Henry who was nervous about meeting Princess Anne before the FA Cup final of 1969 so he was told just to say nothing. However on shaking hands with Anne he came out with “how’s your mam?”

Class, if untrue someone will put me right.
 
hammocity said:
I’d make him “Sir Michael of Manchester” even though he’s a Swindon lad, met him a couple of times, top bloke.

On another subject, I’m sure it was Tony Henry who was nervous about meeting Princess Anne before the FA Cup final of 1969 so he was told just to say nothing. However on shaking hands with Anne he came out with “how’s your mam?”

Class, if untrue someone will put me right.
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Tony Coleman.
 
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Seeing the ones that are given out for sporting reasons not just this year but over the recent years, having our historic quintuple completely ignored is highly insulting.

Congrats to Lauren hemp. Not sure why she and bright and earps are deemed more deserving then the rest of the squad but fair play to her.
 
lefty goldblatt said:
....as there is, every year, and in the Birthday honours list, too.

Within 48 hours, it's chip paper.

I really don't know why people get bees in their bonnets about this.

Still, if it winds you up.....



On the other hand.
There's some ones, too
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Pretty much the same view here. I don't get too worked up about it. It's nice for those who receive such awards, but it doesn't impact on my life going forward. It is great to see people like that London tube worker, and the lady who has been a poppy appeal collector for 80 years, receiving awards.
 
A57 the snake said:
I feel it’s whole shit show , a total embarrassment for those who truly deserve some recognition. Some unfortunately Will know like me what I mean.
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I always admire the one's who turn down these honours.

David Bowie, Tom Finney, Alan Bennett, John Cleese, LS Lowry, Aldous Huxley, Rudyard Kipling, Peter O'Toole, there's quite a list.

Wonder if @Ric would accept ? :)




The biggest rejection I suppose would be Cromwell who turned down the crown after the abolition of the monarchy, he said..."I would not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed and laid in the dust, and I would not build Jericho again."[
 
jimharri said:
Pretty much the same view here. I don't get too worked up about it. It's nice for those who receive such awards, but it doesn't impact on my life going forward. It is great to see people like that London tube worker, and the lady who has been a poppy appeal collector for 80 years, receiving awards.
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Agreed but when you’ve got the likes of Paul Hollywood with a CBE, it just makes a mockery of it all.

Surprised it’s not Sir Howard Webb yet mind.
 
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